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Political Culture - Coggle Diagram
Political Culture
Social cleavages
Factors that separate groups within a society
Social class
Ethnicity
Based on different cultural identities, including religion
Most divisive and explosive
Religion
Closely intertwined with ethnicity
Regional Cleavages
Political Culture in Authoritarian & Democratic Regimes
Socialization agents are similar in both
But in authoritarian regimes the government
Plays a larger role in socialization
Puts more concerted pressure on socializing citizens
Types of Political Culture
Consensual
General agreement on how decisions are made
Held together by centripetal forces
Nationalism, strong government, strong societal support networks
Conflictual
Citizens are sharply divided on legitimacy of regime
Large disagreements create difficulties for both the ruling regime and government
Pulled apart by centrifugal forces
Separatist movements
Coinciding vs Cross-Cutting Cleavages
Coinciding Cleavages
Identity divisions that coincide with one another for large numbers of individuals
More likely to be explosive
Cross-Cutting Cleavages
Divide society into many potential groups that may conflict on one issue, but cooperate on another